Hannah's prayer; Samuel born
Childless Hannah prayed at Shiloh for a son and vowed to give him to God; she bore Samuel and brought him to serve with Eli.
I prayed for this child, and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of him. Therefore I have also given him to Yahweh. As long as he lives he is given to Yahweh.” He worshiped Yahweh there.
1 Samuel 1:27–28 (World English Bible)
Eli thought Hannah was drunk as she prayed silently, her lips moving. Once she explained, he blessed her. After Samuel was weaned, she brought him to the tabernacle and sang a song of praise that Mary would echo more than a thousand years later (compare 1 Samuel 2:1–10 with Luke 1:46–55).
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Dating notes
Not dated by Scripture or by Ussher. Samuel was born while Eli was priest at Shiloh (from 1157 BC), was recognized as a prophet before Eli's death (1116 BC), and was old by the time Israel asked for a king (1 Samuel 8:1). The date shown is an estimate within that range.